No. 277 Squadron RAF
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No. 277 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force air-sea rescue unit formed during the Second World War to locate and save downed aircrew over coastal and maritime areas.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force squadron
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air-sea rescue squadron ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedOn | 1945-02-15 ⓘ |
| equipment |
Avro Anson
NERFINISHED
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Boulton Paul Defiant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Walrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1941-12-22 ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAF Angle
NERFINISHED
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RAF Angle satellite ⓘ RAF Bircham Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Brawdy NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Carew Cheriton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Castle Camps NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Chivenor NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Davidstow Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Detling NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Fairwood Common NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Harrowbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Haverfordwest NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Hawkinge NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Llandow NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Lydd NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Manston NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Pembroke Dock NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Perranporth NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Portreath NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Predannack NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Predannack satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Redhill NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Shoreham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF St Athan NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF St Eval NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Staplehurst NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Tangmere NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Thorney Island NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Warmwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
coordinating air-sea rescue operations
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locating downed aircrew over sea ⓘ |
| operatedInArea |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
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North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal waters around the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| role | air-sea rescue ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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